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President Bush walks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. George Smith Jr., right, during Bush's visit to The Basic School at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., where Bush reinforced his message from the previous evening over lunch with about 250 Marines, family members and commanders.   (Photo by Robert A. Martin / Pool / AP) Frightened Indonesians suffer new Sumatra quakes Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes, traumatized by the latest of more than 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago. Reuters Indonesian quakes MSNBC Iraq Sunni mourners vow revenge BBC Failed suicide bomber turns on al-Qaida CNN   White House: little progress on Iraq goals The White House told Congress that Iraq's leaders had gained little new ground on key military and political goals. International Herald Tribune Pace: mistakes were made at beginning of Iraq war CNN Reality check on Bush's speech ABC News 'Expert' who faked interviews exposed American and French media were taking a second look at the work of a so-called terrorism expert who faked his academic credentials and entire interviews with some very prominent world figures. Guardian Melting ice opens Northwest Passage The Northwest Passage, the previously impassable shortcut between Europe and Asia in the Canadian Arctic, has now opened due to the shrinking of Arctic sea ice. Al Jazeera China frees NY Times reporter A Chinese journalist jailed while working for the New York Times was released, ending a controversial prison term that highlighted the country's tough media controls. Reuters   NATION Protesters, supporters descend on D.C. Thousands of opponents and supporters of the U.S. presence in Iraq are converging in the nation's capital for a day of demonstrations. Yahoo! News Humberto brings more than rain While thousands of people in Louisiana and Texas will have a heavy cleanup job from the unexpected force of Hurricane Humberto, the storm's strongest effect could be an emotional one. USA Today Tropical Storm Ingrid weakening Palm Beach Post The case of the Guantanamo lawyer, the detainees and the illegal pairs of pants For more than five years lawyers representing terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay pressed the American government to disclose the evidence against their clients, and now they have. London Independent POLITICS Wesley Clark endorses Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed by Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general whose early criticism of the Iraq war fueled a high-profile but short-lived run for the party's nomination in 2004. Yahoo! News Giuliani attacks Clinton in campaign ad Rudy Giuliani criticized Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in a full-page ad in the New York Times, accusing her of attacking Iraq war commander Gen. David Petraeus' character. Yahoo! News Rudy Giuliani hits N.Y. Times, Hillary Clinton and MoveOn.org New York Daily News BUSINESS Chrysler recalls SUVs for brake problem Chrysler LLC said it would recall nearly 300,000 sport utility vehicles to address potential braking problems while driving uphill. ABC News Chrysler recall CBS News Americans wonder which way their economy is heading When Annie Cox is unsure if the economy is headed for a decline, she keeps an eye on the orders for beverages at the diner she runs in Oklahoma City. International Herald Tribune The cartel is back in control of oil price — for the time being By boosting oil output for the first time in two years, the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries finally signalled that the oil price, at nearly $80 a barrel, has gone high enough. Economist Barreling past $80 MSN Money HEALTH ER kiosks let patients avoid long lines An emergency room might be the last place you'd think would have do-it-yourself check-in, but many hospitals have self-service computer kiosks, similar to those at airports. Yahoo! News Blood banks tainted with HIV in Peru Officials from the World Health Organization have started a nationwide inspection of blood banks in Peru after four people were infected with HIV from blood transfusions at a public hospital. Medical News Today SPORTS U.S. stays one point in front of Europe in Solheim Cup Europe produced a great fightback for the second day, running to share the morning foursomes 2-2 and stay just one point behind the United States at 6.5-5.5 in the Solheim Cup. Guardian Belichick fined, Patriots lose pick for spying on Jets The New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick were fined a total of $750,000 and the team might lose a first-round draft pick for spying on New York Jets coaches during a game. Bloomberg EDUCATION Calif. lawmaker blasts UCI for dismissing renowned legal scholar California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez blasted the University of California, Irvine, for abruptly withdrawing an offer to make renowned legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky the founding dean of its new law school. San Jose Mercury News Ohio attorney general plans to sue more charter schools Ohio's attorney general plans to file additional lawsuits seeking to shut down charter schools that aren't meeting academic and financial requirements. Akron Beacon Journal   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Happy 25th birthday, and how many more? USA Today Column (Weston Kosova): The Iraq war's go-to cliché Newsweek Editorial: Governor, please sign here San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: A nation listened with folded arms Seattle Times Column (Steve Chapman): More false optimism on Iraq Baltimore Sun Column (Pepe Escobar): Mr. Bush, your sheikh is dead Asia Times Editorial: No end in sight San Francisco Chronicle Column (Sally Satel): Mental illness -- mind over manual International Herald Tribune   Site edited by: Julia McCallum, Ryan Dowse, Angela Leland, Carolina Pinto, Josh Miles, Walt Chiu, Jim Scripps and Yvonne Lee.   GOOD NEWS Defar sets world record in two-mile race Meseret Defar set a world record in the women's 2-mile at the Van Damme Memorial meet, finishing in 8 minutes, 58.58 seconds, smashing her own mark by almost 12 seconds. HappyNews.com Teen pulls elderly woman off track of oncoming train Tom Foust saw the train lights in the distance and knew it was time to stop arguing with the elderly driver, whose white Lexus was stuck on railroad tracks. Good News Network WORLD Thousands march in Taiwan ahead of doomed U.N. bid About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington. Reuters Flood misery hits arc of Africa An estimated 1 million people across Africa have been hit by prolonged rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead, officials say. BBC Putin's PM candidate approved by parliament Russia's parliament confirmed Viktor Zubkov as prime minister after he pledged to press ahead with President Vladimir Putin's economic policies and help rebuild the defence industry. People's Daily ENVIRONMENT States are closer to trimming vehicles' CO2 emissions When historians take stock, Vermont may look like the mouse that roared – the tiny state that brought the nation's mighty auto industry to heel by requiring cars that emit fewer greenhouse gases. Christian Science Monitor 10 'most polluted places' named A list of the world's most polluted places has been published by a U.S.-based independent environmental group. BBC World's 10 most polluted places ABC News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT War hits home in 'Valley of Elah' Grim and methodical, Paul Haggis's "In the Valley of Elah" is one of the first Iraq-themed movies out of the gate, and it aims to be one of the strongest words on the subject. Christian Science Monitor SoCal college offers YouTube class Here's a dream-come-true for Web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube. Pitzer College this fall began offering what may be the first course about the video-sharing site. Yahoo! News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Dark matter clues in oldest stars A computer model of the early Universe indicates the first stars could have formed in long filaments. These structures, thousands of light-years across, would have been shaped by "dark matter." BBC Car weight limits are a big, fat problem The growing girth of Americans is colliding with government-mandated warning labels on all 2006 or newer cars that list the maximum weight — passengers and cargo — that's safe to carry. USA Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Archbishop's criticism angers Germans The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, has sparked a row in Germany by calling some modern art "degenerate," a word that evokes the Nazis' attitude to art. ABC News Bounty set over Prophet cartoon The purported head of al-Qaida in Iraq has offered a reward for the murder of a Swedish cartoonist over his drawing depicting the Prophet Muhammad. BBC   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Women prefer men who look like dad A new study finds that women who got along well with their dads as kids are attracted to men who resemble their fathers, whereas women who had a bad father-daughter relationship do not. LiveScience   Photo of the Day Jaque Fourie of South Africa, foreground, attempts to score as teammate Bryan Habana, England's Jason Robinson and England's Josh Lewsey, behind Habana, look on during the Rugby World Cup Group A match, at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.   (Photo by Christophe Ena / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourselves. 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